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Dolphins

Dolphins from directly overhead

Dolphins is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Windy Point stands 865 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Hill Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
concrete

How to reach it

Coordinates38.56102, -121.71605

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hill Park: 0.0 mi
  • Slide Hill Park: 0.0 mi
  • Robert Arneson Park: 0.3 mi
  • Mace Ranch Community Park: 0.4 mi
  • La Playa Park: 0.6 mi
Artworks: 49
Attractions: 41
Museums: 34
Gardens: 31
Historic sites: 31
  • Compassion Corner: 1.9 mi
  • Bahai Grove: 2.5 mi
  • Tau Beta Pi Bent: 2.5 mi
  • Tavernetti Bell: 3.0 mi
  • CHP Memorial Fountain: 8.8 mi
Peaks: 17
  • Monument Hill: 11.2 mi
  • Whisky Hill: 13.1 mi
  • Barney Mound: 17.2 mi
  • Steiger Hill: 19.2 mi
  • Putnam Peak: 19.4 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Picnic sites: 8
  • Birthday Area 2: 11.7 mi
  • Birthday Area 1: 11.7 mi
  • Birthday Area 3: 11.7 mi
  • Pooh Corner: 11.7 mi
  • Open Capay Space Park: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dolphins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Windy PointWNW 284°865 m24.7 mi
Mount VacaWSW 242°857 m23.8 mi
Canterbury MountainWNW 285°743 m22.4 mi
Signal HillWSW 237°726 m23.7 mi
Wild Cow MountainW 275°685 m21.4 mi
Edgar PeakW 280°682 m20.9 mi
Putnam PeakWSW 246°349 m19.4 mi
Cement HillSW 220°271 m23.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4419:5620:35
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2216:0816:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475155606672757572655447
Precip in4.03.92.71.10.70.20.00.00.10.81.83.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Davis 2 WSW EXP Farm, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6020475929

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